when something grows really, really big. its hard to see that it falls. there is so much room to fall, so many reserves to go true. fortnite has been running on reserves for a long time. long before apex came out. i dont think they have gotten many new players since october. the problem for epic, is that they started doing something about it now. "to little to late" is the dominating stance here.
in the last weeks, epic has started a proper battle against the tryhards in their game. ranked is out. they are forcing the tryhard in to ranked. stretched ress is being taken away now. epic is going in and cleaning the game. making it playable for the people again. i tried some ranked matches last night. unlike usually it was my fault i did not win. i was probably a bit to good for that rank, but had not played for a good while. they are really fixing the game. its in a great state at the moment. but im not going back. this was fixed to late. the middle class is gone. i played because my friends played, and they wont come back.
a videogame works in many ways just like a society. the most important part is the middle class. when the middle class is gone. that thing is dead. the best games/societies are those that know the average player is the most important. a game that does this perfectly is rocket league. this game is all about ranked mode. has always been. as a new player, you will only play with new players. with the new players meeting smurfs and douches around low gold high silver. there is a long way of playing in perfect safety. this game is really old now. and its just as popular as it has always been. everyone plays against appropriate opponents, and so the middle class flourishes. this game is not set up so the pros can destroy noobs 30-0. rocked league is strong because it takes care of its middle class, and always makes sure it grows. this is exactly the same reason for why norway functions so well compared to our american empire counterpart. here, its all about the middle class. (we are under the american empire, and are forced to pretend everyone is in the same league, it was just kinda true before immigration. we are few high quality people)
unlike rocked league fortnite has not taken care of their middle class. they have let the try hards run free, killing everyone indiscriminately. the middle class is just not bothering anymore. most of them dont have the time, and the once like me that do, dont see a reason to. its not fun to take a game that seriously. some people think so, and in a game like rocket, i can be both. there is ranked. in fortnite however i have to "git gud" to play the game. i dont think the changes that are being made will be enough. i think this is to little to late. i dont see why the middle class would come back to the game. i understand why epic is making so large, and so unpopular moves, they have to. but i think its to late. the crash must come. the game must change to a ranked game, or die. changing to ranked will take a long time. when they started with this AFTER the middle class was gone. then a new one must be built. it can be done, but first you must have a purge of the upper class (need alot of the try hard to quit, make the game more noob friendly over all((purge in society is purge))
the class war of fortnite has already began. the try hards think the point of the game is for them to drop 20 bombs. and the noobs and middle class cant find enjoyment anymore. epic has seen the problem. the gamers have not. it is taking them way to long to see what epic is doing. all they do is complain about the changes. "why cant i cheat anymore" ("why cant i keep slaves anymore") the rich do not like to give away power. there are always some that can see the problems created. but most dont. they wont understand that their power comes from the middle class, until the game is destroyed. its not surprising at all that ninja is the one that complains the most about the changes, even though he is the reason they had to be made. tfue seem to be one of the very few that understand, and has been talking about it for a while ( this is fortnite, there is a limit to how much i care and research here) the problem is that there are so few that see the problem. way to few to make changes. epic has to make them, and thats the wrong way around. change must come from within, from the player base, not from god. the problem here being that god started noticing to late, and the community is not capable of dealing with this on their own anymore. this can only lead to a large collapse. the tryhards will go kicking and screaming. start fucking with the noobs as retribution. this is all happening in the collapse of gaming as an industry. fortnite is like apple. the last to stand and look good. i can only think of two gaming companies that are not hated. paradox games, and cd project red. EA is the most hated company in the world. thats just impressive all around. the world is very large.
i expect the changes epic are making will be taken very badly for a good while still. this is just the beginning. they waited way to long to do any of this. and so now it must be done very quickly. fortnite has set themselves up well to survive this. does not mean its going to be pretty.